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  Davis, Garrett
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AffiliationUnionist Democrat   
NameGarrett Davis
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Paris, Kentucky , United States
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Born September 10, 1801
Died September 22, 1872 (71 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Sep 04, 2016 02:08am
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InfoDAVIS, Garrett, (brother of Amos Davis), a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born in Mount Sterling, Ky., September 10, 1801; completed preparatory studies; employed in the office of the county clerk of Montgomery County and afterward of Bourbon County; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1823 and commenced practice in Paris, Ky.; member, State house of representatives 1833-1835; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1847); chairman, Committee on Territories (Twenty-seventh Congress); declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1846; resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits; declined the nomination for lieutenant governor in 1848; declined the American Party nomination for governor in 1855 and for the presidency in 1856; was opposed to secession and supported the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860; elected as a Unionist in 1861 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of John C. Breckinridge; reelected as a Democrat in 1867 and served from December 10, 1861, until his death in Paris, Bourbon County, Ky., September 22, 1872; chairman, Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-second Congress); interment in Paris Cemetery.




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  11/03/1866 KY US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/09/1861 KY US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  02/25/1856 US President - Amer Convention Lost 6.57% (-58.76%)
  08/04/1845 KY - District 08 Won 53.25% (+6.50%)
  08/07/1843 KY - District 08 Won 54.07% (+8.15%)
  04/26/1841 KY - District 12 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  08/01/1839 KY - District 12 Won 56.97% (+13.95%)
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KY US President - Nov 06, 1860 CU John Bell
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